song

noun

UK/sɒŋ/
US/sɑːŋ/

Definitions of song noun

  1. A2Countable(可數名詞)

    A short musical composition, typically with lyrics, intended to be sung.

    歌曲;歌

    • to perform a song

      演唱一首歌

    • to compose a song

      創作一首歌

    • He wrote a song about love.

      他寫了一首關於愛的歌。

  2. Uncountable(不可數名詞)

    The act or general instance of singing.

    唱歌;歌唱

    • They burst into song during the celebration.

      他們在慶祝時突然唱起歌來。

    • Hearing the birds, he couldn't help but break into song.

      聽到鳥鳴聲,他忍不住唱起歌來。

    • Her heart was full of song.

      她的心中充滿了歌聲。

  3. Countable(可數名詞)Uncountable(不可數名詞)

    The musical vocalizations produced by birds.

    鳥鳴

    • the song of birds in the morning

      早晨鳥兒的歌聲

    • The beautiful songs of the birds could be heard in the forest.

      森林中可以聽到鳥兒美妙的歌聲

    • The robin's song was melodious.

      知更鳥的歌聲很悅耳

Idioms

  • song and dance

    A lengthy and often misleading explanation or story.

    蓄詩夺詞,胡言亂語

    He gave me a whole song and dance about why he missed the deadline.

    他給了我一個冗長的解釋,說他為什麼錯過了截止日期。

  • make a song and dance about something

    To exaggerate the importance of something, often creating unnecessary fuss or attention around it.

    小題大作

    They only asked him to make a slight change to the report, but he made such a song and dance about it.

    他們只要求他對報告稍作修改,但他卻對此小題大作。

  • for a song

    At a very low price; very cheaply.

    以極低的價格。

    They bought the furniture for a song at the clearance sale.

    他們在清倉大拍賣中以極低的價格買了傢俱。